# sfProtoculousPlugin
## Description
Since symfony 1.4 sfProtoculousPlugin was removed from core plugins. Still it can be installed as a separate plugin and used the same way as it was used before.
If you need a simple way in creating Ajax effects with Prototype framework you need this plugin. It offers a set of Prototype helpers firstly created for Ruby-on-Rails and adapted by Fabien Potencier.
Installation
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* Install the plugin
$ symfony plugin:install sfProtoculousPlugin
* Publish assets
$ symfony publish:assets
Usage
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For reference read [Defenitive Guide to Symfony](http://www.symfony-project.org/book/1_2/11-Ajax-Integration).
In order to use Prototype-based ajax helpers you need to add 'Javascript' helper into your template.
[php]
<?php use_helper('Javascript') ?>
It provides this functions:
* link_to_remote
* form_remote_tag
* submit_to_remote
* submit_image_to_remote
* periodically_call_remote
* remote_function
* observe_field
* observe_form
* button_to_remote
* draggable_element
* drop_receiving_element
* input_auto_complete_tag
* input_in_place_editor_tag
* sortable_element
* visual_effect
All additional documentation can be found in the source code.